<br>But the question everyone asked is, when are we doing it again?<br><br>So, mark your calendars! Feb 26th, 2012, 4pm, at Noisebridge!<br><br>Writ large:<br><br>If you can&#39;t open it, you don&#39;t own it! How many times have we heard or
read that? Doubtless, we&#39;ve heard it or read it on our most closed and
inaccessible possessions! The contracts make us feel like we are
renting, software that serves the carrier more than the user, but they are ours and they should operate under our terms.<br>

<br>So, I would like to propose that NoiseBridge host an &quot;Android Usability Workshop&quot;
event where people of all skill levels and personalization commitments
gather to truly make people feel<span></span> at home with their devices.<br>

<br>I invite people to talk about:<br><ul><li>Productivity</li><li>App selection</li><li>App development</li><li>Customization</li><li>Rooting</li><li>ROMs</li><li>Spyware, bloatware, nagware, and how to scrap it all</li>

<li>Skirting the the boundaries of the ELUA and getting what YOU want from YOUR device.</li></ul>And a personal favorite of mine<br><ul><li>Android as an embedded platform<br></li></ul><p>Among
other things, I would like people, before the event, to talk about what
they want out of their devices. So, feel free to reply with how you&#39;d
like to get the most out of your phone!</p>
How can people help?<br><ul><li>If you feel like a resource but
are worried about becoming over committed, message me directly and we&#39;ll
see if there are others with similar or complimentary skills so that no
single person is left fielding all the interested users</li><li>Tastebridge, care to help FEED people?</li><li>Got some friends at
Google working on Android? Anyone from Motorola, HTC, Samsung, etc?
Have a club, a bag, and a locking trunk? GOOD! Kidnap them and drag
them along! We have ways to make them talk.</li></ul>
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